Improvement in saw-frames



E. C. ATKINS.

SAW-FRAME.

Patented June 20.1876.

N PETERS, PHKOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHXNGTON D C rrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIAS O. ATKINS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAW-FRAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 178,985, dated June 20,1876; application filed July 24, 1875.

. ion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Saw- Frames; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompany- I ing drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to the ordinary woodsaw frames, having a straightrod in the upper part for tightening the saw;'and it consists in aright-angular brace permanently attached to said rod, and tightened atits angle by a bolt and nut'to the cross-bar of the frame, as 'will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in whichFigure l is a side View of an ordinary woodsaw embodying my invention.

A A represent the side or end pieces of a wood-saw, connected by thecross-bar B. C is the saw-blade, and D the rod, with nuts a a,

for tightening the blade. To the rod D is permanently attached aright-angular brace, G, the ends of which connect with the rod at ornear the end or side pieces A A, and at the angle this brace is providedwith a bolt, 1), that passes through the cross-bar B, and is fastened onthe under side thereof by means of a nut, d. By means of this brace thesaw- ELIAS G. ATKINS.

Witnesses:

HENRY KNIPPENBERG, W. L. GALLUPE.

